Curried Chickpea & Veggie “Noodle” Salad

This quick & easy curried chickpea and veggie “noodle” salad is ready in under 30 minutes and naturally gluten-free!

So I took to the kitchen to develop this salad made with raw vegetable “noodles”, chickpeas, and a creamy yellow curry dressing.

When lunchtime rolled around last week, I was craving Raw Pad Thai, but with the Indian flavors of my Quick & Easy Indian Curry Quinoa…

While I could have used my Julienne peeler to make the carrot and zucchini noodles, I used my new favorite thing instead: my Paderno World Cuisine Vegetable Spiralizer!

I’m not usually one for kitchen gadgets, but I ordered this baby from Amazon back in September and I can honestly say that I’ve been using it at least a couple times a week ever since. It’s just so fun to make veggie “noodles” out of things like carrots and zucchini, and I find myself eating a lot more of them ever since I got it. I also bulk-spiralize a bunch of carrots every few days and then toss them into salads and stir-fries, as needed. If you’re a vegan, or someone who is looking to incorporate more fresh foods into your diet, I highly recommend buying one of these. BONUS: It’s currently under $35 on Amazon.com!

I used tahini as the base for the dressing because it has a relatively neutral taste, and to be perfectly honest with you, I’ve been kind of obsessed with it these days. I make my Creamy Lemon Tahini Dressing every week, and when I’m really lazy, I just drizzle watered-down tahini directly onto salad greens. As a quick breakfast, I spread tahini on toast, and top it with sliced bananas and toasted sesame seeds. Once you get a taste for the stuff, it can be quite addicting! Having said that, you could replace the tahini with any nut butter, including peanut butter or almond butter.

The result is a crunchy, creamy, colorful salad that makes a great lunch, snack, or light dinner.

Recipe Note – Curried Chickpea & Veggie “Noodle” Salad

While I originally intended this to be a 100% raw dish, the addition of chickpeas softens the crunch of this fresh salad – not to mention adding a protein punch. However, feel free to leave out the chickpeas if you want a 100% raw salad and/or are serving another source of protein on the side.

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